Daniel Rivera

Daniel Rivera was a member of the Jersey City Council from an at-large district.

Biography
Daniel Rivera was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and he became a medical industry worker, becoming a patient services employee at the Jersey City Medical Center. He volunteered to keep the city's kids off the streets, and he also supported housing for veterans, as Rivera himself was a US Marine Corps veteran. He supported strong progressive issues such as enacting earned sick leave, raising the minimum wage to $15/hour, and investing over $6 million to help revitalize local parks, and he was elected to the City Council in 2013.